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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 year agoAristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoNow that you mention it… he’s indeed called Aristoteles in my language… never noticed the spelling difference in english!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoYup. The British did weird stuff to Roman names out of victorian reasons. Hadrianus becomes Hadrian, because of anus. They then also shortened others like Pompeius becoming Pompey etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoI know I’m furthering the immature narrative, butt:
Aristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.
Now that you mention it… he’s indeed called Aristoteles in my language… never noticed the spelling difference in english!
Yup. The British did weird stuff to Roman names out of victorian reasons.
Hadrianus becomes Hadrian, because of anus. They then also shortened others like Pompeius becoming Pompey etc.
I know I’m furthering the immature narrative, butt:
Sounds like we did him a favor.